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Between Enemies by Andrea Molesini

Title: Between Enemies Author: Andrea Molesini Publisher: Atlantic Category: Fiction Pages: 348 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 18/11/15 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: November 1917. When Austrian forces advance into Northern Italy, the aristocratic Spada family finds their estate requisitioned by enemy soldiers. A cruel act of violence against a group of local village girls sparks their… Continue reading Between Enemies by Andrea Molesini

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The Beast’s Garden by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Beast’s Garden Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Random House Category: Fiction Pages: 512 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 3/8/15 Synopsis: ‘Ava fell in love the night the Nazis first showed their true nature to the world …’  A retelling of the Grimms' Beauty and The Beast, set in Nazi Germany. It’s August 1939 in Germany, and… Continue reading The Beast’s Garden by Kate Forsyth

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The Looking Glass House by Vanessa Tait

*I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher* Title: The Looking Glass House Author: Vanessa Tait Publisher: Corvus Category: Fiction Pages: 304 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 29/7/15 RRP: AU$27.99 Synopsis: What happened before Alice fell down the rabbit hole? Oxford,1862. As Mary Prickett takes up her post as governess to… Continue reading The Looking Glass House by Vanessa Tait

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Swimming Home by Mary-Rose MacColl

Title: Swimming Home Author: Mary-Rose MacColl Publisher: Allen & Unwin Category: Fiction Pages: 400 Available formats: PrintPublication Date: 23/9/15 RRP: AU$29.99 *I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review* Synopsis: The lone swimmer, turning over now to switch to a perfectly executed back crawl, wasn't Oxford or Cambridge, wasn't a man.… Continue reading Swimming Home by Mary-Rose MacColl

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The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

I received a copy of this from the publisher for reviewing purposes Title: The Book of Speculation Author: Erika Swyler Publisher: Corvus Category: Fiction Pages: 352 Available formats: Print and eBook Publication Date: 29/7/15 RRP: AU$29.99 Synopsis from the Publisher: A sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who is sent a mysterious… Continue reading The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler